Week 13 - ITF (W25) VIlla Maria, Argentina, Clay

emmsie69 · Top national player

Week 13 - ITF (W25) VIlla Maria, Argentina, Clay

emmsie69 · Top national player

Fran a break up 4*-2

Christine · Intermediate Club Player

First set to Fran 7-5

Christine · Intermediate Club Player

Lost 2nd set 6-4

emmsie69 · Top national player

This is a battle now 2-2 36 mins into 3rd set, Fran was a break down but has clawed it back

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Major argument between Fran, the umpire, and also Maia.

Fran came off the worst.

SuperT · Futures level

Could anyone hear what Fran was saying there? She clearly thought the ball was out on game point and was very unhappy with the umpire's decision.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Not sure, I thought it was that but if it was that, then I don't know why Fran was getting so uptight with Maia about being unsportsmanlike - it was the baseline, Maia is obviously going to go by the umpire's decision, she couldn't even see the mark.
I got the impression that it was more to it than that but not sure....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, Fran has stormed off, without any handshakes and with the crowd booing her.....

Peter too · Tennis legend

F: JONES, Francesca (GBR) 2 213 lost to HADDAD MAIA, Beatriz (BRA) 342 7-5 4-6 2-6

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

www.youtube.com/watch

emmsie69 · Top national player

Ace Ventura wrote:
www.youtube.com/watch

No idea what's going on there. All I can here is Fran saying, are you serious.

tharris · Intermediate Club Player

Tough loss for Fran. Why did she bring Haddad Maia into the argument? Players need to stop expecting their opponents to overturn an umpire's call, especially in this case, as it was a call on Fran's end of the court.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Think it was because Haddad's coach had made some sort of indication he thought it was out apparently. But a learning experience, she shouldn't have let that moment decimate her set and basically end her hopes in the final.

HarryGem · Club Coach

PaulM wrote:
Think it was because Haddad's coach had made some sort of indication he thought it was out apparently. But a learning experience, she shouldn't have let that moment decimate her set and basically end her hopes in the final.

Agree about the learning experience. From what I recall she got upset in a match in Australia earlier this year too. She's having a good year but sometimes you have to let things go. But as you say she will learn from these times.

Still a good week for her.